11245790

Inbound Call Routing In An Integrated Voice And Video Platform

PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
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Patent Claims
20 claims

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1. A system, comprising: a data store that stores routing rules customized for a software platform; a first server that includes a routing engine and a private branch exchange, wherein the routing engine routes a call from a phone to a software service of the software platform via the private branch exchange according to a routing rule of the routing rules; and a second server that provides the software service.

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2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the software service includes virtual meeting software, and wherein the routing engine routes the call to a virtual meeting implemented by the virtual meeting software.

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3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the routing engine routes the call to the virtual meeting based on a response to an interactive voice response system.

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4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the routing rule configures the private branch exchange to route calls to a phone number or extension to the virtual meeting.

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5. The system of claim 2 , wherein, responsive to the routing engine routing the call to the virtual meeting, the virtual meeting software prompts for a meeting identifier.

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6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the call is to a phone number or extension associated with a meeting identifier for the virtual meeting.

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7. The system of claim 1 , wherein, to provide the software service, the second server launches software associated with the software service at the phone.

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8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the routing rules are customized for a customer of the software platform.

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9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the phone is pre-registered with the software platform.

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10. A method, comprising: receiving a call from a phone via a telephony system associated with a software platform; identifying a routing rule customized for the software platform based on information signaled with the call; determining a software service of the software platform based on the routing rule; and connecting the phone with a software system that provides the software service.

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11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the routing rule is one of multiple routing rules customized for a customer of the software platform, and wherein each of the routing rules is configured to route calls to phone numbers or extensions to software services.

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12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: generating the routing rule based on input received from a device registered with the software platform for the customer, wherein the input specifies the software service and a phone number or extension to route to the software service.

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13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the software service includes virtual meeting software, and wherein connecting the phone with the software system that provides the software service comprises: routing the call to a virtual meeting implemented by the virtual meeting software.

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14. The method of claim 13 , wherein connecting the phone with the software system that provides the software service comprises: prompting for a meeting identifier associated with the virtual meeting.

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15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the call is to a phone number or extension associated with a meeting identifier for the virtual meeting.

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16. A system, comprising: a telephony server that routes a call received from a phone registered with a software platform to a virtual meeting according to a routing rule customized for a customer of the software platform; and a meeting server that runs virtual meeting software to implement the virtual meeting.

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17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the routing rule is one of multiple routing rules customized for the customer, and wherein each of the routing rules is configured to route calls to specified phone numbers to specified virtual meetings run by the meeting server.

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18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the routing rule is identified based on information signaled with the call.

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19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the information signaled with the call includes a response to an interactive voice response system.

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20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the information signaled with the call identifies a phone number or extension.

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Publication Date

February 8, 2022

Inventors

Walter F. C. Anderson
Brendan James Ittelson

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